, 1887-09-30
A NORTHERN BOOM.
An Addition Plated to the New
Town of Iva.
Town Lots to ba Sold Near n. B.
KeIly's Ranch.
A Thriving Little Town at Cotton,
wood.
AN ADDITION TO IVA.

On the townsite of IVA, the new town
at the Cheyenne & Northern crossing of
the Laramie river. is located a saloon,
blacksmith shop, store and five or six
houses. The embroyo city is lO2 miles
north of Cheyenne. Speculative citizens
of this burg have closely watched the
progress of the prospective metropolis
ever since the big fiat near Teschemacher
4 Debillier's ranch vas plated into town
lots. Nearly, if not quite all. of the lots
have been sold. many of them being pur.
chased by Cheyenne men.
Yesterday Geo. W. Cunning, OF the
Union Pacific original locator of the
townsite, filed in the county clerks office
a map of the first addition to iva. The
subdivision comprizes eleven blocks and a
public square of capacious area. 1t can
be asserted beyond peradventure that
there will be a town at iva. Whether it
will ever assume the airs of a city de,
ponds in a very great measure upon the
qualities of the first settlers. The fact
that monied men have purchased the
town lots anticipating a liberal return on
the investment, will not materially assist
in the growth of IVA. What is wanted
is a few enterprising and rustling citi
Eens. From present indications the citi-
zens will land and operations
early next spring.
THE TOWN OF CHUGWATER.
"Tbe Chug'' as the station is common
ly called, is seventy-live miles north of
this city on the line of the Cheyenne &
Northern. Near by on the banks of a fair
sized stream is the ranch of Hon. H. B.
Kelly. Contiguous to the railway is a
hotel, depot, telegraph station, and sew
eral other buildings. The Chugwater val
ley is a beautiful and rich tract of land.
Immense crops of hay are harvested here
every season, while the inhabitants raise
enough vegetables annually to supply
themselves and market a large amount as
well. The railway company is at present
constructing a water tank and making
other improvements at this point. At
Chugwater is the only plentiful supply of
water between Cheyenne and Bordeaux,
and the surrounding country will soon be
occupied by farmers and others. Chug-
water formerly was the point at which
south bound passengers boarded the cars.
The stage line now connects with the
Cheyenne & Northern at Bordeaux.
Sections 80 and 81, township 81, range
66, have been plated into town lots by
Geo. w. Cunning.
COTTONWOOD.
There's going to be a good town at
Cottonwood, neal the Laramie river cross
ing of the Cheyenne & Northern" said
VIM. Vaughn of Fort Laramie last even
ing. Large shipments of cattle will be
made from this point before winter en-
sues. A saloon and gambling hall is
already in full blast, while a general store
does a thriving business.
H IL SHELTER.
1t is authoratively stated that the
smelterat Copperopolis. fifteen miles from
the terminus ofthe Cheyenne & Northern
will soon be placed in operation again.
1t was closed down because of the lack of
transportation facilities. Negotiations
are now pending, the outcome of which
will be the construction of a branch from
the Platte river crossing of the Cheyenne
& Northern to Coppercpolis.
Altogether the outlook of Laramie
county is particularly bright Just at pres
ent.